Waldensian Evangelical Church

The Waldensian Evangelical Church (Chiesa

Waldensian Evangelical Church
Evangelica Valdese, CEV) is a Protestant
denomination active in Italy and Switzerland that was Chiesa Evangelica Valdese
independent until it united with the Methodist
Evangelical Church in Italy in the Union of
Methodist and Waldensian Churches. Founded in the
12th century by Peter Waldo as a proto-Protestant
group, since the 16th century Reformation it has
adopted Calvinist theology and blended into the
wider Calvinist tradition. It is one of several
Protestant denominations with pre-Reformation roots,
and is appraised by various denominations of
Protestantism as its major successor. Seal of the Waldensian Church

The Church, after the Protestant Reformation, Type Religious sect

adhered to Calvinist theology and became the Italian Orientation Waldensian
branch of the Calvinist churches.[1][2] As such, the
Scripture Christian Bible
church is a member of the World Communion of
Reformed Churches.[3] Theology Reformed theology
Polity Presbyterian
In 1967, the church had 30,000 members in Italy
(plus some 15,000 affiliates in Argentina and Associations Union of Methodist and
Uruguay),[4] and was a founding member of the Waldensian Churches
Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy Federation of Evangelical
(FCEI),[5] an ecumenical body comprising mainly Churches in Italy
historical Protestant denominations. In 1975 the CEV World Alliance of Reformed
united with the Methodist Evangelical Church Churches
(5,000) to form the Union of Methodist and World Council of Churches
Waldensian Churches.[2][6][7]
Territory Italy, Switzerland
Founder Peter Waldo
See also Origin 12th century AD
Italy portal Lyon, France
Congregations 170 in Italy
Christianity portal
7 in Switzerland
Religion portal Members 25,000
History portal Official website https://www.chiesavaldese.org/

Peter Waldo
Waldensians
Religion in Italy
Christianity in Italy
Protestantism in Italy
List of Italian religious minority politicians
 Colonia Valdense, town in Uruguay
John Charles Beckwith
Luserna San Giovanni
Val Pellice
Waldensian valleys

References
1. Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice. "Chiesa Evangelica Valdese -
Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi" (http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/credo/confes
s_fede.php). chiesavaldese.org. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
2. "Pope: Forgive Catholic persecution of evangelical Christians" (https://www.deseret.com/20
15/6/22/20483036/pope-forgive-catholic-persecution-of-evangelical-christians). 22 June
2015.
3. "World Alliance of Reformed Churches" (http://warc.jalb.de/). warc.jalb.de. Archived (https://a
rchive.today/20120525102857/http://warc.jalb.de/) from the original on 25 May 2012.
Retrieved 23 March 2014.
4. Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice. "Chiesa Evangelica Valdese -
Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi" (https://archive.today/20120724023747/http://ww
w.chiesavaldese.org/pages/storia/dove_viviamo.php). chiesavaldese.org. Archived from the
original (http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/storia/dove_viviamo.php) on 2012-07-24.
Retrieved 2014-03-23.
5. "F C E I - sito web ufficiale della Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia" (http://ww
w.fedevangelica.it/fcei/fcei02.php). fedevangelica.it. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
6. Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice. "Chiesa Evangelica Valdese -
Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi" (http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/archivi/index
_commenti.php?id=1048). chiesavaldese.org. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
7. "Per un patto tra la Chiesa Assemblee di Dio e la Chiesa valdese" (http://www.chiesavaldes
e.org/pages/archivi/mater_studio/patto_cv-ad.pdf) (PDF). 20 September 2009. Retrieved
23 March 2014.

External links
Official website (http://www.chiesavaldese.org) (in Italian)

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